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• GOP senator threatens filibuster over court pick (AP)
• Congress to Obama: Gitmo plan before Gitmo money (AP)
• Powell to Republicans: Listen to moderates, too (AP)
• Mullen: Military to comply if gay ban law changes (AP)
• Powell fires back (Politico)
• Military chief: Iran wants nuclear weapons (AP)
• Don't call ex-Vice President Cheney a has-been (AP)
• Fix is hard for Medicare, Social Security finances (AP)
• Afghanistan's rebuilding looms as sequel to Iraq's (AP)
• Liberals ask how they lost gun, Guantanamo votes (AP)
• A-list: The best email lists in politics (Politico)
• Former, current military chiefs back Obama on Guantanamo (AFP)
• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health lobbyist has great sway (AP)
• Durbin: 'supermax' Gitmo inmates (Politico)
• Military chief: Guantanamo closing still goal (AP)
• Powell: In GOP, says party must be more inclusive (AP)
• GOP Recruits Challenger as DeFazio Eyes Governor's Race (CQPolitics.com)
• Ridge noncommittal on White House run in 2012 (AP)
• Ridge offers advice for GOP to rebound nationally (AP)
• Obama salutes veterans this Memorial Day weekend (AP)

GOP senator threatens filibuster over court pick (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 03:57 PM PDT AP - The Senate's No. 2 Republican on Sunday refused to rule out a filibuster if President Barack Obama seeks a Supreme Court justice who decides cases based on "emotions or feelings or preconceived ideas."

Congress to Obama: Gitmo plan before Gitmo money (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:28 PM PDT AP - Members of Congress from both parties clamored Sunday for President Barack Obama to develop a plan for dealing with the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay if he intends to fulfill his promise to close its prison by early 2010. The top U.S. military officer also awaited a decision from the commander in chief.

Powell to Republicans: Listen to moderates, too (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 10:57 AM PDT AP - The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right. Karl Rove challenged Powell to lay out his vision and "back it up" by helping elect Republicans.

Mullen: Military to comply if gay ban law changes (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:21 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser said Sunday the Pentagon has enough challenges — including two wars — without rushing to overturn a decade-old policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military and incites political and social factions on both sides.

Powell fires back (Politico) Posted: 24 May 2009 10:56 AM PDT Politico - In the latest round of the increasingly heated intra-GOP feud, former Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday defended his Republican credentials and fired back at radio host Rush Limbaugh and former Vice President Dick Cheney, saying the party had to expand beyond its conservative base.

Military chief: Iran wants nuclear weapons (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 06:54 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser says Iran's objective is to obtain nuclear weapons — and that threatens the region.

Don't call ex-Vice President Cheney a has-been (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT AP - Dick Cheney refuses to be a has-been.

Fix is hard for Medicare, Social Security finances (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 07:12 AM PDT AP - There is no easy fix.

Afghanistan's rebuilding looms as sequel to Iraq's (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - The job of rebuilding Afghanistan is shaping up as an ominous sequel to the massive, mistake-riddled U.S. effort to get Iraq back on its feet.

Liberals ask how they lost gun, Guantanamo votes (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 02:45 PM PDT AP - Frustrated liberals are asking why a Democratic-controlled Congress and White House can't manage to close the Guantanamo prison or keep new gun-rights laws from passing.

A-list: The best email lists in politics (Politico) Posted: 24 May 2009 04:37 PM PDT Politico - Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign ended roughly a year ago but it lives on in spirit on the Internet, where the list of email addresses she assembled continues to be one of the most envied instruments in American politics.

Former, current military chiefs back Obama on Guantanamo (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2009 01:39 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama gained support for closing Guantanamo from a current and a former military leader Sunday despite opposition in Congress to moving "war on terror" suspects to the United States.

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health lobbyist has great sway (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 10:47 AM PDT AP - If anyone could make or break President Barack Obama's health care agenda, it might be Karen Ignagni.

Durbin: 'supermax' Gitmo inmates (Politico) Posted: 24 May 2009 08:06 AM PDT Politico - Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), the assistant majority leader, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would accept Guantanamo detainees in his home state as long as they were held in super-maximum prisons, where inmates are held 23 hours a day in small cells with slits for windows.

Military chief: Guantanamo closing still goal (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 07:49 AM PDT AP - The top U.S. military official says the Pentagon is working to meet President Barack Obama's one-year deadline to close the Guantanamo prison for suspected terrorists.

Powell: In GOP, says party must be more inclusive (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 07:47 AM PDT AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he's still a Republican, but the party needs to change and be more inclusive.

GOP Recruits Challenger as DeFazio Eyes Governor's Race (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 24 May 2009 06:32 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - The possibility of a Republican takeover in Oregon's 4th District next year depends on whether Democratic Rep. Peter A. DeFazio runs for re-election, but the GOP isn't waiting for the 12-term lawmaker to declare his intentions.

Ridge noncommittal on White House run in 2012 (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 06:24 AM PDT AP - Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge has ruled out running against Republican-turned Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter next year.

Ridge offers advice for GOP to rebound nationally (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 06:08 AM PDT AP - A prominent Republican has some sobering advice about how the GOP can restore itself as a national party, rather than a regional one.

Obama salutes veterans this Memorial Day weekend (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 05:22 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama saluted veterans and urged his countrymen to do the same this Memorial Day weekend, saying the nation has not always paid them proper respect.

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